Description
At the heart of the Sun, a vast nuclear furnace casts out the warmth, light and magnetism which nurtures life on Earth. Supported by data from laboratories, telescopes, probes and thousands of years of naked-eye observations, solar physicist Lucie Greens authoritative guide to the science of the Sun provides answers to questions posed since the dawn of history: Why does the Sunshine? What is the source of its heat? How long will it shine?